7965501

Fixture

PublishedJune 21, 2011
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Technical Abstract

Patent Claims
12 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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1. A fixture for fixing computer components, the fixture having a longitudinal direction in which the computer component is inserted, the fixture comprising: a body, receiving the computer components and defining a protrusion and a hole thereon; a separating piece, comprising a separating portion corresponding to said protrusion; a fixing piece, set on said body, and said separating piece set between said fixing piece and said body, said fixing piece comprising a lockpin corresponding to said hole of said body; and a controlling component, connecting said body and said fixing piece, said lockpin passing in and out of said hole to fix and remove said computer components.

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2. The fixture according to claim 1 , wherein said separating portion comprises a pressing portion, said pressing portion protrudes out of said body, and when said pressing portion is pressed, the separating piece moves and said fixing piece departs from the side wall of said body.

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3. The fixture according to claim 2 , wherein the fixing piece comprises a base body and two side walls extending in one direction from said base body, a quadratic hole is defined on one of said side walls near said base body, said pressing portion extending out of said quadratic hole.

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4. The fixture according to claim 3 , wherein said controlling components comprise a first spring and a second spring, said first spring connects to said body and one side wall of said fixing piece, said second spring connects to said body and another side wall of said fixing piece, and when said pressing portion is not pressed, the spring's force is provided to move said fixing piece and said separating piece to attach on said body.

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5. The fixture according to claim 1 , wherein said protrusion has an oblique surface, and said pressing portion has an oblique surface corresponding to said oblique surface of said protrusion.

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6. The fixture according to claim 1 , wherein the said separating piece comprises at least a fixing portion, said fixing piece comprises at least a guiding hole, and said fixing portion moves in said guiding hole.

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7. The fixture according to claim 1 , wherein said body has a locating hole, and said fixing piece comprises a locating claw, said locating claw being inserted in said locating hole.

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8. The fixture according to claim 1 , wherein said controlling component is a spring.

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9. The fixture according to claim 1 , wherein said holes of said body are in the side wall of said body, arranged in rows along the longitudinal direction of said fixture, and the distance between two adjacent rows approximately equals the thickness of the computer component to be fixed.

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10. The fixture according to claim 1 , wherein said fixing piece comprises a plurality of rows of lockpins, arranged along the longitudinal direction of said fixture, and the distance between two adjacent rows approximately equals the thickness of the computer component to be fixed.

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11. The fixture according to claim 1 , wherein said computer component is a data storage unit.

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12. The fixture according to claim 11 , wherein said data storage unit is a hard drive, a floppy disk drive, a disk drive, or a CD-ROM drive.

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Filing Date

Unknown

Publication Date

June 21, 2011

Inventors

Yu-Cheng Liang

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